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Cybernetics and Systems Theory in Management - Tools, Views, and Advancements (Hardcover, New): Cybernetics and Systems Theory in Management - Tools, Views, and Advancements (Hardcover, New)
R5,330 R4,914 Discovery Miles 49 140 Save R416 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As management theory is critical to understanding decision-making and formal leadership in organizations, comprehension of their creation, structure, and application greatly benefits and furthers the development of management systems. Cybernetics and Systems Theory in Management: Tools, Views, and Advancements provides new models and insights into how to develop, test, and apply more effective decision-making and ethical practices in an organizational setting. This critical mass of sought after knowledge with expert international contributions presents a cornerstone publication inspiring new directions of research and theory building.

Foundations Of Complex Systems: Emergence, Information And Prediction (2nd Edition) (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Gregoire... Foundations Of Complex Systems: Emergence, Information And Prediction (2nd Edition) (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Gregoire Nicolis, Catherine Nicolis
R3,590 Discovery Miles 35 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a self-contained presentation of the physical and mathematical laws governing complex systems. Complex systems arising in natural, engineering, environmental, life and social sciences are approached from a unifying point of view using an array of methodologies such as microscopic and macroscopic level formulations, deterministic and probabilistic tools, modeling and simulation. The book can be used as a textbook by graduate students, researchers and teachers in science, as well as non- experts who wish to have an overview of one of the most open, markedly interdisciplinary and fast-growing branches of present-day science.

Network Models, Volume 7 (Hardcover): M.O. Ball, T.L. Magnanti, B. L. Monma, George L. Nemhauser Network Models, Volume 7 (Hardcover)
M.O. Ball, T.L. Magnanti, B. L. Monma, George L. Nemhauser
R2,057 Discovery Miles 20 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The set of papers in this handbook reflect the varied theory and wide range of applications of network models. Two of the most vibrant applications areas of network models are telecommunications and transportation. Several chapters explicitly model issues arising in these problem domains. Research on network models has been closely aligned with the field of computer science both in developing data structures for efficiently implementing network algorithms and in analyzing the complexity of network problems and algorithms. The basic structure underlying all network problems is a graph. Thus, historically, there have been strong ties between network models and graph theory. A companion volume in the "Handbook" series, entitled "Network Routing", examines problems related to the movement of commodities over a network. The problems treated arise in several application areas including logistics, telecommunications, facility location, VLSI design, and economics.

A First Course in Network Theory (Hardcover): Ernesto Estrada, Philip A Knight A First Course in Network Theory (Hardcover)
Ernesto Estrada, Philip A Knight
R3,430 Discovery Miles 34 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The study of network theory is a highly interdisciplinary field, which has emerged as a major topic of interest in various disciplines ranging from physics and mathematics, to biology and sociology. This book promotes the diverse nature of the study of complex networks by balancing the needs of students from very different backgrounds. It references the most commonly used concepts in network theory, provides examples of their applications in solving practical problems, and clear indications on how to analyse their results. In the first part of the book, students and researchers will discover the quantitative and analytical tools necessary to work with complex networks, including the most basic concepts in network and graph theory, linear and matrix algebra, as well as the physical concepts most frequently used for studying networks. They will also find instruction on some key skills such as how to proof analytic results and how to manipulate empirical network data. The bulk of the text is focused on instructing readers on the most useful tools for modern practitioners of network theory. These include degree distributions, random networks, network fragments, centrality measures, clusters and communities, communicability, and local and global properties of networks. The combination of theory, example and method that are presented in this text, should ready the student to conduct their own analysis of networks with confidence and allow teachers to select appropriate examples and problems to teach this subject in the classroom.

Cybernetics, Second Edition - or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Norbert Wiener Cybernetics, Second Edition - or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Norbert Wiener
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nonsmooth Optimization-analysis and Algorithms with Applications to Optimal Control (Paperback): M. M. Makela, P. Neittaanmaki Nonsmooth Optimization-analysis and Algorithms with Applications to Optimal Control (Paperback)
M. M. Makela, P. Neittaanmaki
R832 Discovery Miles 8 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a self-contained elementary study for nonsmooth analysis and optimization, and their use in solution of nonsmooth optimal control problems. The first part of the book is concerned with nonsmooth differential calculus containing necessary tools for nonsmooth optimization. The second part is devoted to the methods of nonsmooth optimization and their development. A proximal bundle method for nonsmooth nonconvex optimization subject to nonsmooth constraints is constructed. In the last part nonsmooth optimization is applied to problems arising from optimal control of systems covered by partial differential equations. Several practical problems, like process control and optimal shape design problems are considered.

General Systems Theory: Ideas And Applications (Hardcover): Lars Skyttner General Systems Theory: Ideas And Applications (Hardcover)
Lars Skyttner
R3,394 Discovery Miles 33 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The world in which classical positivistic science and technology obtained great success has vanished. However, the way of thinking promoted by that epoch still lingers in our social consciousness, sometimes as a burden. To conquer the short-comings of classical analytical science in the modern, ever more complex world, systems theory and its applications within systems science present an alternative to old paradigms.

Systems theorists see common principles in the structure and operation of systems of all kinds and sizes. They promote an interdisciplinary science adapted for a universal application with a common language and area of concepts. This approach is seen as a means of not only overcoming the fragmentation of knowledge and the isolation of the specialist, but also finding new solutions to problems created by the earlier "solution of problems".

This book introduces the systemic alternative. It is divided into two parts. The first is devoted to the historical background of the systems movement, and presents pioneering thoughts and theories of the area. Basic concepts of general systems theory with well-known laws and principles are discussed, as well as related topics like cybernetics and information theory.

The second part deals with some of the common applications of systems theory within systems science, such as artificial intelligence, management information systems and informatics. An attempt is made to predict the future of systems theory in a world apparently becoming fragmented and integrated at the same time.

To engage oneself in systems theory and its striving towards an applied universal science is a highly cross-scientific occupation. The reader will come intocontact with many different academic disciplines, and consequently the possibility of an all-round education -- something particularly needed in our over-specialized world.

Emerging Trends in Cyber Ethics and Education (Hardcover): Ashley Blackburn, Irene Linlin Chen, Rebecca Pfeffer Emerging Trends in Cyber Ethics and Education (Hardcover)
Ashley Blackburn, Irene Linlin Chen, Rebecca Pfeffer
R4,737 Discovery Miles 47 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cyber environments have become a fundamental part of educational institutions, causing a need for understanding the impact and general principles of ethical computer use in academia. With the rapid increase in the use of digital technologies in classrooms and workplaces worldwide, it is important that part of the training that takes place for students is how to be good cyber citizens, who are ethical in the decisions that they make and in their interactions with others across digital platforms. Emerging Trends in Cyber Ethics and Education is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of ethics and education within online environments. While highlighting topics such as computer simulation, corporate e-learning, and plagiarism detection, this publication explores effective ways of utilizing digital landscapes for online education, as well as the methods of improving cyber security frameworks. This book is ideally designed for educators, IT developers, education professionals, education administrators, researchers, and upper-level graduate students seeking current research on secure and educational interactions in digital landscapes.

Nonsmooth Optimization: Analysis And Algorithms With Applications To Optimal Control (Hardcover): Marko M. Makela, Pekka... Nonsmooth Optimization: Analysis And Algorithms With Applications To Optimal Control (Hardcover)
Marko M. Makela, Pekka Neittaanmaki
R1,934 Discovery Miles 19 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a self-contained elementary study for nonsmooth analysis and optimization, and their use in solution of nonsmooth optimal control problems. The first part of the book is concerned with nonsmooth differential calculus containing necessary tools for nonsmooth optimization. The second part is devoted to the methods of nonsmooth optimization and their development. A proximal bundle method for nonsmooth nonconvex optimization subject to nonsmooth constraints is constructed. In the last part nonsmooth optimization is applied to problems arising from optimal control of systems covered by partial differential equations. Several practical problems, like process control and optimal shape design problems are considered.

The Theory of Everything, Solved - A simplified explanation of the nature of the universe (Hardcover): Lawrence J Wippler The Theory of Everything, Solved - A simplified explanation of the nature of the universe (Hardcover)
Lawrence J Wippler
R565 R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For many years, scientists have attempted to unite the four fundamental forces-the strong and weak nuclear forces, gravity, and electromagnetism. Many have tried uniting known theories, such as general relativity, with quantum mechanics, string theory, and even the standard model. These theories differ, and it seems difficult to find a link to connect them.

In The Theory of Everything, Solved author and researcher Lawrence J. Wippler explains a new theory and provides an alternate understanding of the workings of the atom. He found that the four fundamental forces of nature can be united by just three particles-the north and south magnetic monopoles and a particle of matter that represents an element. He describes how these particles interact with each other and how they are able to create all forms of energy, including magnetism and gravity.

Setting aside the presently known theories and laws of physics and attacking the problem from a different perspective, Wippler kept his assumptions simple when developing the three-particle theory. In The Theory of Everything, Solved Wippler shows that the north and south monopoles and a particle of matter are the building blocks of the universe.

The Benefits of Behavioral Research to the Fire Service - Human Behavior in Fires and Emergencies (Hardcover): Peter W Blaich The Benefits of Behavioral Research to the Fire Service - Human Behavior in Fires and Emergencies (Hardcover)
Peter W Blaich
R621 R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Fire Service THE OTHER SIDE" is a resourceful training Journal beginning with the founding of Fire Departments, manufacturers of fire department apparatus and equipment, failures, trivia, history of "Third Party" Inspections, and Testing of Fire Department apparatus and ground ladders, including maintenance education.

Natural Aphrodisiacs - Myth or Reality (Hardcover): Ravi K Puri Ph D Natural Aphrodisiacs - Myth or Reality (Hardcover)
Ravi K Puri Ph D
R887 Discovery Miles 8 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Emergence, Complexity & Organization 2008 Annual (Hardcover, New): Kurt A. Richardson, Jeffrey A Goldstein, Peter M. Allen Emergence, Complexity & Organization 2008 Annual (Hardcover, New)
Kurt A. Richardson, Jeffrey A Goldstein, Peter M. Allen
R2,149 Discovery Miles 21 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Organizations of all kinds struggle to understand, adapt, respond and manipulate changing conditions in their internal and external environments. Approaches based on the causal, linear logic of mechanistic sciences and engineering continue to play an important role, given people's ability to create order. But such approaches are valid only within carefully circumscribed boundaries. They become counterproductive when the same organizations display the highly reflexive, context-dependent, dynamic nature of systems in which agents learn and adapt and new patterns emerge. The rapidly expanding discussion about complex systems offers important contributions to the integration of diverse perspectives and ultimately new insights into organizational effectiveness. There is increasing interest in complexity in mainstream business education, as well as in specialist business disciplines such as knowledge management. Real world systems can't be completely designed, controlled, understood or predicted, even by the so-called sciences of complexity, but they can be more effective when understood as complex systems. While many scientific disciplines explore complexity principally through abstract mathematical models and simulations, Emergence: Complexity & Organization explores the emerging understanding of human systems from both the 'hard' quantitative sciences and the 'soft' qualitative perspectives. This 2008 Annual includes articles from Stephen J. Guastello, Ken Baskin, Mihnea Moldoveanu, Frank Boons, Duncan A. Robertson, Brenda L. Massetti, Maria May Seitanidi, Mary Lee Rhodes and many more, which explore a range of complexity-related topics from philosophical concerns through to the practical application of complexity ideas, concepts and frameworks in human organizations. Also included are a series of four reproductions of classical papers in the fields of complexity and systems, each with critical introductions that explore their modern relevance: "The Meanings of 'Emergence' and Its Modes" by Arthur O. Lovejoy (originally published in 1927) "An Outline of General System Theory" by Ludwig von Bertalanffy (originally published in 1950) "Society as a Complex Adaptive System" by Walter Buckley (originally published in 1968) "Is Adaptability Enough?" by Geoffrey Vickers (originally published in 1959)

Challenges and Paradigms in Applied Robust Control (Hardcover): Andrzej Bartoszewicz Challenges and Paradigms in Applied Robust Control (Hardcover)
Andrzej Bartoszewicz
R3,934 Discovery Miles 39 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Complexity Science and Social Entrepreneurship - Adding Social Value Through Systems Thinking (Microfilm, New): Jeffrey A... Complexity Science and Social Entrepreneurship - Adding Social Value Through Systems Thinking (Microfilm, New)
Jeffrey A Goldstein, James K Hazy, Joyce Silberstang
R2,041 Discovery Miles 20 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This ground-breaking volume explores social entrepreneurship from the perspective of complexity science and systems thinking. Case studies, models, simulations, and theoretical papers advance both theory and practice, providing an innovative and comprehensive look at these dynamic topics. Written by complexity theorists, international development practitioners, and experts in a variety of other disciplines, this must-have book is mandatory reading for everyone interested in this newly developing field.

Operation Espionage - the Spy Within: A Primer on Risk Mitigation (Hardcover): Harris Schwartz Operation Espionage - the Spy Within: A Primer on Risk Mitigation (Hardcover)
Harris Schwartz
R847 Discovery Miles 8 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Soapbox-Momster - Cyber Stalker of the Abyss (Hardcover, Information Highway Life and T ed.): Don A. Holbrook Soapbox-Momster - Cyber Stalker of the Abyss (Hardcover, Information Highway Life and T ed.)
Don A. Holbrook
R533 Discovery Miles 5 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Systems Thinker - Essential Thinking Skills For Solving Problems, Managing Chaos, and Creating Lasting Solutions in a... The Systems Thinker - Essential Thinking Skills For Solving Problems, Managing Chaos, and Creating Lasting Solutions in a Complex World (Hardcover)
Albert Rutherford
R774 Discovery Miles 7 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Applied System Science (Hardcover): Zachary Neal Handbook of Applied System Science (Hardcover)
Zachary Neal
R6,524 Discovery Miles 65 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

organized around health and human development, environment and sustainability, and communities and social change Includes agent-based modeling, system dynamics, and network analysis Indroductory framing essays for each section

Human and Machine Consciousness (Hardcover): David Gamez Human and Machine Consciousness (Hardcover)
David Gamez
R1,150 Discovery Miles 11 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Boids and the Bees - Guiding Adaptation to Improve Our Health, Healthcare, Schools, and Society (Hardcover, New): Alonzo H.... The Boids and the Bees - Guiding Adaptation to Improve Our Health, Healthcare, Schools, and Society (Hardcover, New)
Alonzo H. Jones, Jerry Bozeman
R1,353 Discovery Miles 13 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We are confronted with problems in virtually all of our major systems. Einstein said that "we cannot solve our problems on the same level of thinking we were on when we created them." We believe a fundamental fault underlying all these problems is the way we look at them. Our traditional method has been to analyze the system as if it were a machine to find the faulty elements and to fix them. We have done this with ailing ecosystems long enough to know that it doesn't work well. If it doesn't work here because of the complexity of the system how can we expect it to work on us or other equally, if not more, complex living systems? We are not machines. We can adapt and create in novel ways. In The Boids and the Bees we, and other living systems, are seen as the complex and adaptive systems that we (they) are, which leads to a perceptual revolution: - We are fighting a war with bacteria that we can't win. Seeing bacteria as adapting agents allows us to see how they adapt and opens other doors to end the war; - Patients that are informed and empowered can lead our health care system to focus on prevention and health rather than illness and profits; - Learning has been analyzed in the laboratory. Now we use the results of this analysis to teach our children; they become the lab-rats in the classroom. Seeing them as adaptive agents is the first step in correcting this dehumanizing error. How we adapt today will determine our tomorrows; and they can be optimized.

Back Stories for Robust Postmodern Living (Hardcover): Kenneth C. Bausch Back Stories for Robust Postmodern Living (Hardcover)
Kenneth C. Bausch
R972 Discovery Miles 9 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Girl Decoded - My Quest to Make Technology Emotionally Intelligent - and Change the Way We Interact Forever (Hardcover): Rana... Girl Decoded - My Quest to Make Technology Emotionally Intelligent - and Change the Way We Interact Forever (Hardcover)
Rana El Kaliouby 1
R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Rana el Kaliouby's vision for how technology should work in parallel with empathy is bold, inspired and hopeful' Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global 'This lucid and captivating book by a renowned pioneer of emotion-AI tackles one of the most pressing issues of our time: How can we ensure a future where this technology empowers rather than surveils and manipulates us?' Max Tegmark, professor of physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of Life 3.0 We are entering an empathy crisis. Most of our communication is conveyed through non-verbal cues - facial expressions, tone of voice, body language - nuances that are completely lost when we interact through our smartphones and other technology. The result is a digital universe that's emotion-blind - a society lacking in empathy. Rana el Kaliouby discovered this when she left Cairo, a newly-married, Muslim woman, to take up her place at Cambridge University to study computer science. Many thousands of miles from home, she began to develop systems to help her better connect with her family. She started to pioneer the new field of Emotional Intelligence (EI). She now runs her company, Affectiva (the industry-leader in this emerging field) that builds EI into our technology and develops systems that understand humans the way we understand one another. In a captivating memoir, Girl Decoded chronicles el Kaliouby's mission to humanise technology and what she learns about humanity along the way.

Postoptimal Analyses, Parametric Programming, and Related Topics - Degeneracy, Multicriteria Decision Making, Redundancy... Postoptimal Analyses, Parametric Programming, and Related Topics - Degeneracy, Multicriteria Decision Making, Redundancy (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 1995)
Tomas Gal
R4,942 Discovery Miles 49 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Cybersecurity - Learn Information Technology Security: How to Protect Your Electronic Data from Hacker Attacks While You Are... Cybersecurity - Learn Information Technology Security: How to Protect Your Electronic Data from Hacker Attacks While You Are Browsing the Internet (Hardcover)
Alan Grid
R767 R672 Discovery Miles 6 720 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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